Topband: X Class Flare

[Thomas Giella KN4LF]

It looks like our long run of good 160 propagation conditions is coming to an end, courtesy of an X class flare currently in progress, in association with sunspot group #10564 located at N15E00. This sunspot group is in geoeffective (Earth facing) position, therefore if a Coronal Mass Ejection is involved we will see a return to possible major geomagnetic storming.

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Space & Atmospheric Weather Forecaster
SKYWARN Observer #HIL-249
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Plant City, FL, USA
EL87WX

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